Jewish Broadcasting Service

Jewish Broadcasting Service
Launched	August 31, 2006
Slogan	Celebrating Jewish Culture Television Worth Watching
Country	United States
Language	English language
Broadcast area	North America
Headquarters	Fort Lee, NJ
Formerly called	Shalom TV
Website	www.jbstv.org

Jewish Broadcasting Service, formerly Shalom TV until September 24, 2014,^[1] is a national Jewish television network. JBS addresses the spectrum of Jewish life with daily news reports from Israel, live event coverage and analysis along with cultural programming of interest to the North American Jewish community. The network is a full-time HD and SD Channel. It is an English-language PBS style Jewish-oriented network and is a non profit organization produced by Jewish Education in Media (JEM), which should not be confused with Jewish Educational Media (JEM), an archive responsible for distributing video and audio material of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Lubavitch movement in support of Jewish inreach.

History

Shalom TV, was founded in 2003 and began telecasting on August 31, 2006. In 2008, Comcast launched Shalom TV On Demand nationally. The On Demand version of Shalom TV then expanded to more than 20 video distributors in more than 40 million homes throughout North America.

In May 2012 Shalom TV announced the launch of their own Roku channel, opening their availability up to anyone with a Roku box.^[2] On December 7, 2012, Optimum (Cablevision) launched the Shalom TV Channel. .^[3]

Shalom TV was renamed the JBS Channel on September 24, 2014.^[1]

Programming

Programs on JBS reflect and address the diversity and pluralism of the Jewish experience. The JBS Channel features:

• Daily IBA newscasts from Israel,^[4]
• Live late breaking stories and programs that enable viewers to call in and talk to guests and live Friday evening services.
• Public affairs events
• American, Israeli and Yiddish films^[5]
• Roundtable discussion of issues facing the Jewish community worldwide
• Jewish Studies programs including the teaching of Hebrew and commentary on basic tenets of Judaism^[5]
• Children's programs^[5]
• 92nd Street Y presentations^[6]
• Israeli and American Jewish cultural shows^[5]
• Interviews with leading figures on the world Jewish stage and Israel travel documentaries.
• High Holiday services and original series.^[5]
• From Date to Mate, an original series for Jewish singles, a mockumentary about the urban dating scene.^[7]
• The Wisdom of Ruth Westheimer an original television series produced by and airing on JBS, features Ruth Westheimer, a famous sex therapist, media personality, and author.^[8]

Viewers

JBS's programming is for every Jew with a sense of Jewish identity, and for members of the Jewish community seeking their roots.^[9] JBS is not intended exclusively for people of the Jewish religion. Televised offerings are also for anybody with a passion for learning and a desire to gain a greater understanding of Jewish tradition, Jewish life, and the land of Israel.

Notable interviews

Bernard Lewis, Elie Wiesel, Bret Stephens, Ari Shavit, Elliott Abrams, Michael Oren, Dan Raviv, Yossi Klein Halevi, Yehuda Kurtzer, Aaron David Miller, Danny Ayalon, Anat Hoffman, Jeremy Ben Ami, Peter Beinart, Abe Foxman, David Harris, Jerry Silverman, Steve Gutow, Eric Yoffie, Isi Leibler, Daniel Pipes, Ruth Messinger, Sara Hurwitz, Abigail Pogrebin, Helen Nash, Joan Benny, Henry Winkler, Jackie Mason, David Broza, Noa, Dudu Fisher, Ron Eliran, Joseph Malovany, Harold Kushner, Steven Cohen, Jonathan Sarna, Thane Rosenbaum, Michael Steinhardt, Phyllis Chesler, Kasim Hafeez, David Wolpe, Uri Regev, Shlomo Riskin, Joseph Mendelevitch, Moshe Arens, Peter Yarrow, Moshe Feiglin, Abraham Twerski, Dalia Zadia, Ruth Westheimer, Yitz Greenberg, Rachel Robinson, Ed Koch, Alan Dershowitz, Mike Burstyn, Zalmen Mlotek, Rick Jacobs, Judy Gold, and Matisyahu

Staff

The executive staff consists of Rabbi Mark S. Golub (President and Executive Producer), David Brugnone (Chief Marketing Officer), Ellie Cohanim (Senior Vice President), Edith Samers (Vice President of Marketing), Sloan Copeland (VP of Production) Darah Golub (Associate Director & Production Manager) Carol Lilienthal (Senior Producer) and Jan Weiss (Executive Assistant).

Availability

• all following information can be found at JBS: Find Us

Television Provider	Channel	Locations
Antietam Cable TV	N.A.
Armstrong Cable	N.A.
Atlantic Broadband	CH 168	Miami Beach, FL
Blue Ridge Communications	CH 215	All service areas
Bright House Networks	N.A.
Buckeye CableSystem	CH 164	All service areas
CenturyLink Prism	CH 590 in SD and 1590 in HD	All Prism service areas
Click! Network	N.A.
Comcast	N.A.
Cox Communications	N.A.
Frontier Communications	N.A.
GCI	N.A.
Google Fiber TV	459	All service areas
Hotwire Communications	269	South Florida
MetroCast	246	Maine and New Hampshire
MetroCast (Maryland)	N.A.
Optimum TV	138	All service areas
RCN	269	All service areas
RCN	334	Lehigh Valley, PA
ROKU	JBS	North America
Service Electric Cable TV	127	Eastern PA and Western NJ service areas
Service Electric Cablevision	N.A.
Time Warner Cable	N.A.
TuneIn Radio	JBS	North America
Verizon FiOS TV	N.A.
WOW! (Wide Open West)	N.A.

References

1. Shalom TV to Ring in JBS Name Change
2. FIRST "PBS STYLE" JEWISH TELEVISION CHANNEL NOW AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT AMERICA
3. "Shalom TV Press Release" (PDF).
4. Shalom TV Channel Aug 10-16 on Atlantic Broadband CH 168, Hotwire CH 269, the Roku streaming player, and online at www.shalomtv.com
5. New cable channel says 'Shalom' Shalom TV hopes a focus on Jewish culture as well as religion will draw a wide audience.
6. View memorable moments from 92nd Street Y's Jewish programs on Shalom TV, the first Jewish TV cable channel in America.
7. JMatch Dating Drama Comes To Life on Tube
8. Dr. Ruth is terug
9. About Us

External links

• Official website
• http://jbstv.org/secure/live.htm - Live Stream